They watch and learn
We were at a wedding for a close friend, and my wife was in the wedding party. Of course, that meant I was in charge of the boys - 2 and 8 years old respectively.
Instead of rice, the bride and groom had chosen to hand out bubbles for when they exited the church after they were officially blessed as husband and wife. My little ones were so excited to have the little bottles of bubbles. Before the newlyweds emerged from the church doors, my sons were shaking their little bottles of bubbles with glee, and starting to blow the bubbles a little. I told them, "We have to wait guys... wait until you see them come out of the church. Then! Then you can blow the bubbles, ok?" They responded in unison, "Ok, Daddy." They were adorable. The younger one, Jack, was a little harder to tame usually, but with his older brother Aaron around, he did almost whatever he saw Aaron do. So that made corraling him a bit easier this day.
Then the lovely couple arrived, and the boys blew their bubbles and cheered along with the rest of the guests. It was great for the wedding...
Instead of rice, the bride and groom had chosen to hand out bubbles for when they exited the church after they were officially blessed as husband and wife. My little ones were so excited to have the little bottles of bubbles. Before the newlyweds emerged from the church doors, my sons were shaking their little bottles of bubbles with glee, and starting to blow the bubbles a little. I told them, "We have to wait guys... wait until you see them come out of the church. Then! Then you can blow the bubbles, ok?" They responded in unison, "Ok, Daddy." They were adorable. The younger one, Jack, was a little harder to tame usually, but with his older brother Aaron around, he did almost whatever he saw Aaron do. So that made corraling him a bit easier this day.
Then the lovely couple arrived, and the boys blew their bubbles and cheered along with the rest of the guests. It was great for the wedding...